The European Union has increased its share of renewable energy consumption to 18 percent as of 2018. It is just two percent short of reaching its 2020 target of obtaining at least 20 percent of all energy through renewable resources. In 2006, the renewable share stood at less than ten percent.
Share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption in the European Union from 2006 to 2018
The source adds the following information: "This indicator is based on the definitions included in the Directive 2009/28/EC(Renewable Energy Directive) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. It is calculated on the basis of data collected in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics and complemented by specific supplementary data transmitted by national administrations to Eurostat. This indicator measures how extensive is the use of renewable energy and, by implication, the degree to which renewable fuels have substituted fossil and/or nuclear fuels and therefore contributed to the decarbonisation of the EU economy. It also show what is the progress on EU level towards Europe 2020 target for renewable energies of increasing the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption to 20% by 2020."
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